 {"id":35631,"date":"2021-09-29T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderneuc.com\/?p=35631"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:19","slug":"microsoft-teams-updates-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/microsoft-teams-updates-wow\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams Updates &#8211; Wow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I strongly believe there is no better value proposition and complete platform offering for secure collaboration and work (personal too) productivity than Microsoft 365 &#8211; Anyway you look at it, the many pieces and integration provides an incredibly rich, useful open canvas.  Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneNote Microsoft Forms, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Edge, Viva, Microsoft Whiteboard and so many others..   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I talk to customers  I always mentioned that the success of the Microsoft 365 platform is associated with how much the users actually use the  features available within the different tools.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having said this, <strong>end user awareness and education are critical to extracting and unlocking the full value out of the platform<\/strong>.     Change and Adoption Management at the user level, now that we are working remotely or in hybrid more, have become incredible important.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I discovered the amazing  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MikeTholfsen\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MikeTholfsen\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Channel by Mike Tholfsen<\/a> a Product Manager for the Microsoft Education Team, in which he does and incredible job in briefing us on the updates of each of the products.      Even though he is looking at it from the education side, the content is very applicable to the corporate world.     I have learned a lot from his channel and a big kudos and thank you goes to him!      ( I know how much effort it goes into it! ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft 365 is massive and always changing&#8230; In the last few months Microsoft has released a number of updates to its entire suite, and in this blog post I will cover just *some* of the ones in Microsoft Teams, based on his videos.    WOW! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Improved Feature <\/td><td>Blog <\/td><td>Video<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Microsoft Teams New Presenter modes and Dynamic View<\/strong> &#8212;  A leap forward  in the ability to combine your camera and the presentation.  You can use s&nbsp;<strong>Standout<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Side-by-side<\/strong>, or&nbsp;<strong>Reporter<\/strong>&nbsp;views.   I used to use OBS  for this and now it is all included!<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/engage-your-audience-with-presenter-modes-a3599bcb-bb35-4e9c-8dbb-72775eb91e04#:~:text=%20Use%20a%20presenter%20mode%20%201%20After,your%20presentation%2C%20choose%20a%20screen%20or...%20More%20\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/engage-your-audience-with-presenter-modes-a3599bcb-bb35-4e9c-8dbb-72775eb91e04#:~:text=%20Use%20a%20presenter%20mode%20%201%20After,your%20presentation%2C%20choose%20a%20screen%20or...%20More%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ooQoOZTos4U\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ooQoOZTos4U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dynamic View and Multi-spotlight<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ya0CmIHoA9c&amp;t=140s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ya0CmIHoA9c&amp;t=140s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Microsoft Teams Whiteboard<\/strong> &#8211; Lots of improvements including Templates, note grids, Reactions, Format Background, Object alignments, iOS and Windows apps &#8212; Wow! <\/td><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-365-blog\/welcome-to-the-new-whiteboard\/ba-p\/2779824\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-365-blog\/welcome-to-the-new-whiteboard\/ba-p\/2779824\" target=\"_blank\">Blog<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YBJTTRU3oyA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YBJTTRU3oyA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms improvements<\/strong>:   Co-Presenters, Permissions and much more!<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-teams-public-preview\/now-in-public-preview-presenter-support-in-breakout-rooms\/m-p\/2774821\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-teams-public-preview\/now-in-public-preview-presenter-support-in-breakout-rooms\/m-p\/2774821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog<\/a><\/td><td> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YBJTTRU3oyA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YBJTTRU3oyA\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Reply to specific Chat message<\/strong>  &#8211;<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YBJTTRU3oyA&amp;t=204s\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Focus Mode and Full Screen modes<\/strong>  while presenting <\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nIxHXolDn6Q&amp;list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&amp;index=1&amp;t=92s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nIxHXolDn6Q&amp;list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&amp;index=1&amp;t=92s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>File Sharing <\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nIxHXolDn6Q&amp;list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&amp;index=1&amp;t=815s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nIxHXolDn6Q&amp;list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&amp;index=1&amp;t=815s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Powerpoint Live!  <\/strong>&#8212; &nbsp;Content, notes, slides, and participants are all in a single view\u2014keeping you connected and on track with material, while participants won\u2019t see your notes or upcoming slides.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/education-blog\/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-february-2021\/ba-p\/2150231\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/education-blog\/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-february-2021\/ba-p\/2150231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog<\/a><\/td><td>Video<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>OneNote in Teams &#8212; <\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nIxHXolDn6Q&amp;list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&amp;index=1&amp;t=933s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nIxHXolDn6Q&amp;list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&amp;index=1&amp;t=933s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Introducing <strong>Microsoft Teams Rooms<\/strong> (Updated)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-teams-blog\/introducing-microsoft-teams-rooms-updated\/ba-p\/323848\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-teams-blog\/introducing-microsoft-teams-rooms-updated\/ba-p\/323848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5VBRa4s1hVM\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5VBRa4s1hVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Create Task in Teams <\/strong>from message or chat &#8211; To Do or Planner<\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qgL6fNvm9w4&amp;t=12s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qgL6fNvm9w4&amp;t=12s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Live Captions  and translation to different language<\/strong>s for Teams &#8212; Inline message translations and PowerPoint Live translation are amazing! <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/education-blog\/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-july-2021\/ba-p\/2595584\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/education-blog\/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-july-2021\/ba-p\/2595584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qgL6fNvm9w4&amp;t=421s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qgL6fNvm9w4&amp;t=421s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Attendance Report updates<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ya0CmIHoA9c&amp;t=322s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ya0CmIHoA9c&amp;t=322s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.techcommunity.microsoft.com\/inside-microsoft-teams\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/resources.techcommunity.microsoft.com\/inside-microsoft-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inside Microsoft Teams Podcast with Stephen Rose<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/education-blog\/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-february-2021\/ba-p\/2150231\">What\u2019s New in Microsoft Teams for Education | February 2021 &#8211; Microsoft Tech Community<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/microsoft-teams-video-training-4f108e54-240b-4351-8084-b1089f0d21d7\">Microsoft Teams video training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/microsoft-teams-the-smart-persons-guide\/\">Microsoft Teams: A cheat sheet &#8211; TechRepublic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/collab365.com\/microsoft-teams-hacks\/\">37 Microsoft Teams Tips that will help and save you time in 2021 (collab365.com)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last few months Microsoft has released a number of updates to its entire suite, and in this blog post I will cover just *some* of the ones in Microsoft Teams, based on his videos.    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